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Rather than spinning their entire bodies together, the snakes alternate between rolling on one side and swinging a curved section of their bodies downward beside their heads.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The "Modern Warfare" games depict military conflicts in the modern era, inspired by international tensions, while the "Black Ops" games take place in an alternate reality where the Cold War never ended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This runoff for a vacant seat on the bench features a longtime public defender running against a veteran alternate public defender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The alternate takeaway would be far more concerning.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The world has shattered, and all that’s left is this alternate universe full of broken people with nothing to hold on to.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

While the marketing industry often alternates between dread and hype regarding AI, Dimon suggested that he views the tech as powerful but also practical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Instead, many scientists have argued that the brain simply alternates attention between tasks so quickly that it creates the illusion of doing both at once.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

“Mr. Dimming, do the alternates go to Washington also?”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Grieving relatives alternated between watching intently and closing their eyes, overwhelmed by the grim exercise.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, his shower alternated between freezing cold and "scalding hot".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

For the next four pitches, he alternated between his four-seam fastball and off-speed pitches — first his changeup and then curveball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

My two sisters shared one bedroom, while I alternated between sharing a room with my two older brothers and sleeping in a single bed in my parents’ room.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

A year later, the two knights took their talents to Broadway, alternating performances of Waiting for Godot with Harold Pinter's No Man's Land.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

They successfully demonstrated optical switching in a substantially thicker magnetic structure containing nine alternating layers of platinum and cobalt.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Two baseball fields will be set up on opposite ends of the stadium, with the game taking place on each during alternating innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bergman notes Alma’s alternating, often contradictory attitudes toward Elisabet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their trunks made patterns of alternating light and dark beneath the canopy of branches.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss